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Antipoverty Advocates Say NYC Mayor Should Have Included Free Breakfast in Budget

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Mara Gay

Feb 10, 2015 2:22 pm ET

Antipoverty advocates pushing to bring free breakfast to New York City classrooms said Tuesday the program should have been included in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary budget that was released Monday. Mr. de Blasio has said he supported a proposal to require city schools to serve breakfast inside the classroom–instead of just the cafeteria–a shift supporters say would increase participation rates in the city’s free breakfast program.

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Antipoverty advocates pushing to bring free breakfast to New York City classrooms said Tuesday the program should have been included in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary budget that was released Monday.

Mr. de Blasio has said he supported a proposal to require city schools to serve breakfast inside the classroom–instead of just the cafeteria–a shift supporters say would increase participation rates in the city’s free breakfast program.